I hope this post doesn’t grate too hard on the real Audiofile crowd here.
I use mix of professional Audio and mid-fi Audio equipment to achieve my current version (>$ >) audio bliss. I have a Yamaha mixer for my pro, and a Rogue 99 preamp, to play LPs.
Line-out and from the preamp to my powered Focal Solo Be6 speakers. Your MAC integrated has 2 line out.
I had a great pair of boutique speakers (now passed along to my daughter) in the early 80s. They have duel-coil winding Focal Drivers, and still sounds great. I discovered the brand name the hard way at a party where someone else was Acting DJ! Zalatron! UGH! I put Focal speakers in a car 20 years ago. They were like $55 a piece. They were great back then. The near field studio Focal Be6 are great now at $2200 a pair, new! They have a great deal of mid-range detail. Clarity at the high-end. Front port for base/close to the wall installation. BEATIFULLY finished & XLR only input. Adjustable shelf /. I go from my RCA out preamp to RCA IN on my M-audio Sub, then to The Focals with XLR. It’s balanced-with that though. This serves both Nearfield mixing needs and wonderful audio from pre-recorded sources.
I use vinyl myself! My BentUnderground studio is 11 feet deep w 7 foot ceiling.. I know you said you don’t care about it too much, but in addition to all of that you get an incredible Soundstage.
Bent Underground
I use mix of professional Audio and mid-fi Audio equipment to achieve my current version (>$ >) audio bliss. I have a Yamaha mixer for my pro, and a Rogue 99 preamp, to play LPs.
Line-out and from the preamp to my powered Focal Solo Be6 speakers. Your MAC integrated has 2 line out.
I had a great pair of boutique speakers (now passed along to my daughter) in the early 80s. They have duel-coil winding Focal Drivers, and still sounds great. I discovered the brand name the hard way at a party where someone else was Acting DJ! Zalatron! UGH! I put Focal speakers in a car 20 years ago. They were like $55 a piece. They were great back then. The near field studio Focal Be6 are great now at $2200 a pair, new! They have a great deal of mid-range detail. Clarity at the high-end. Front port for base/close to the wall installation. BEATIFULLY finished & XLR only input. Adjustable shelf /. I go from my RCA out preamp to RCA IN on my M-audio Sub, then to The Focals with XLR. It’s balanced-with that though. This serves both Nearfield mixing needs and wonderful audio from pre-recorded sources.
I use vinyl myself! My BentUnderground studio is 11 feet deep w 7 foot ceiling.. I know you said you don’t care about it too much, but in addition to all of that you get an incredible Soundstage.
Bent Underground